User: SnowyCinema
File: The Battle of the Sexes (1928).webm
Author: D. W. Griffith
Publisher: United Artists
Year: 1928
PD: PD/US|film=yes|1981
Note: The film was originally released with a synchronized soundtrack. The survival status, or preservation status, of the soundtrack is unknown, and all versions with sound online use copyrighted soundtracks. So, our version of the film is silent (as it would have aired in silent theaters at the time). If the soundtrack is ever discovered, this transcription may be later updated with any sound elements that are currently missing.
Cat: Comedy film, Silent film
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00:05
{{ft/s|
{{c|
{{sm|{{uc|Joseph M. Schenck}}<br>
{{asc|presents}}}}<br>
{{xxxx-larger|''[[Author:D. W. Griffith|D. W. Griffith]]'s''<br>
{{uc|"The Battle<br>of the Sexes"}}}}<br>
{{sb|{{asc|United Artists Picture<br>
By Feature Productions, Incorporated<br>
Copyright MCMXXVIII}}}}
}}
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00:14
{{ft/s|
{{c|''with''<br>
{{uc|Jean Hersholt{{gap}}Phyllis Haver<br>
Belle Bennett<br>
Don Alvarado{{gap}}Sally O'Neil}}}}
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00:22
{{ft/s|
{{c|
''From the Story by''<br>
{{uc|[[Author:Daniel Carson Goodman|Daniel Carson Goodman]]}}
{{dhr|3}}
''Adapted for the Screen by''<br>
{{uc|Gerrit J. Lloyd}}
}}
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00:30
{{ft/s|
{{c|
''Photography by''<br>
{{uc|Karl Strauss<br>
Billy Bitzer}}
{{dhr}}
''Settings by''<br>
{{uc|William Cameron Menzies}}<br>
''and'' {{uc|Park French}}
{{dhr}}
''Production Manager''<br>
{{uc|Raymond A. Klune}}
{{dhr}}
''Film Edited by''<br>
{{uc|James Smith}}
{{dhr}}
''Assistant Directors''<br>
{{uc|Herbert Sutch<br>
Alec Bennett}}
{{dhr}}
}}
}}
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00:41
{{ft/s|
{{c|
''Personally Directed<br>
{{sm|{{asc|by}}}}<br>
{{xx-larger|{{uc|[[Author:D. W. Griffith|D. W. Griffith]]}}}}
}}
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00:45
{{ft/s|
{{c|{{uc|Cast}}<br>{{asc|of Characters}}}}
{{TOC begin}}
{{TOC row 2-1|The Father|''Jean Hersholt''}}
{{TOC row 2-1|Marie|''Phyllis Haver''}}
{{TOC row 2-1|The Mother|''Belle Bennett''}}
{{TOC row 2-1|The Daughter|''Sally O'Neil''}}
{{TOC row 2-1|Babe Winsor|''Don Alvarado''}}
{{TOC row 2-1|The Son|''William Bakewell''}}
{{TOC row 2-1|The Friend|''John Batten''}}
{{TOC end}}
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00:56
{{ft/s|
{{di|T}}he battle of the sexes—always being fought and never being won.
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01:59
{{ft/s|
{{di|M}}arie Skinner wasn't as hard as most gold diggers—she was harder.
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02:07
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{uc|[[Little Women]]}}}}
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02:22
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I see in the paper, Mr. Judson, you make two hundred fifty thousand dollars in one deal."}}
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03:33
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{uc|Clears Quarter of Million in Pelham Realty Deal}}{{dhr|3}}{{right|{{sm|'''William J. Judson'''}}}}}}
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04:40
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Now Mumsy, don't you look till Papa comes."}}
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05:29
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Many happy returns of your birthday, Mama."}}
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07:17
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Mama—my coat—hang it up."}}
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10:03
{{ft/s|
{{di|B}}abe Winsor——the wrong answer to a maiden's prayer.
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10:14
{{ft/d|
{{c|"It's awf'lly expensive—but I'll take it."}}
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10:32
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{bl|Mother<br>Birthday}}}}
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11:09
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I wish that life would go on like this forever."}}
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11:21
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Ah! Gee! Mumsy, you lose your wish."}}
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12:02
{{ft/i|
{{mb|
Mr. Wm. Judson
>/b
Apt. #1114 Babylon Apts.
>/b
City.
{{dhr}}
Leaves for office 8:30 promptly.
{{dhr}}
Returns home {{SIC|5:45|5:45.}}
{{dhr}}
Attends church with family 10:45 Sundays, missing about every other one.
{{dhr}}
Seldom goes out at night alone, excepting Wednesday to Fraternal Club 9:00.
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12:24
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{{c|"I gotta hand it to you—you're handsomer than the front of a bank."}}
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13:17
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Such a man——perfumed {{uc|ice}}!"}}
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15:53
{{ft/d|
{{c|"He's in there—get him!"}}
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16:53
{{ft/d|
{{c|"{{uc|Shut the door! Shut the door!}} It might come back."}}
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18:13
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Oh! Oh! Where am I?"}}
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18:50
{{ft/d|
{{c|"They——They just frighten you out of your life!"}}
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19:14
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You're Mr. Judson—I've seen so many pictures of you in the papers."}}
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19:28
{{ft/d|
{{c|"From the eyebrows up, you're the image of Napoleon."}}
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19:38
{{ft/d|
{{c|"That's funny, somebody else told me that too."}}
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19:53
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Awf'lly glad I met you—for you know—a ''good'' girl in New York gets so lonesome."}}
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21:39
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Do you mind my phoning you so often, Mr. Judson?"}}
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22:16
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Oh, Mr. Judson, I have a surprise for you."}}
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22:23
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{uc|[[Napoleon the First (Geer)|Napoleon the First]]<br>An Intimate Biography{{hr|3em}}[[Author:Walter Danforth Geer|Geer]]}}}}
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22:34
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{xx-smaller|{{uc|Napoleon}}}}}} <!-- original source: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012308964&seq=6 -->
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22:39
{{ft/d|
{{c|"It looks just like you, doesn't it?"}}
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23:13
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I really can't stay."}}
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23:20
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Stay for just a minute—one minute."}}
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23:32
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{xxx-larger|{{sc|[[Rose in the Bud (Barrow)|Rose in the Bud]]}}{{dhr}}{{asc|Song}}}}}}<!-- https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175035192205&seq=1 -->
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23:40
{{ft/i|
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\new Lyrics { \lyricmode { Are2 you4 a -- fraid to bloom in crim2. -- son4 splen2 -- dour..... Lest some4 -- one come2. and4 steal your heart4. } }
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24:16
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Your voice is amazing—I—I never heard anything like it."}}
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24:32
{{ft/i|
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24:54
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{{c|[[Poise and Symmetry of Figure|Poise<br>{{smaller|and}}<br>Symmetry of Figure]]}}
{{bc|Obesity<br>Leanness—<br>their causes and effects}}<!-- https://books.google.com/books?id=h1W1vZaMTEYC -->
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26:51
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Get his subscription to these certificates."}}
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27:05
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I don't want to sell these things—it's dangerous."}}
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27:14
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You heard me—get his subscription!"}}
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29:35
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I wish Daddy didn't have to work so hard. He's at it every night now."}}
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30:11
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Helen Logan's just opened her new night club——they say it's marvelous—let's go!"}}
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30:23
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Please, Mumsy, we've never been to a night club!"}}
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30:45
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I want you to see my new bathing suit——If you don't like it, I'll send it back."}}
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31:05
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Do I look bowlegged?"}}
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31:23
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Something's sticking me."}}
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31:36
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Listen, dear, tell me if I've got those new swimming strokes right."}}
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31:51
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Isn't that good, Nappy."}}
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32:06
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Do you think I can get anywhere with a stroke like this?"}}
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32:37
{{ft/i|
{{The Battle of the Sexes (film)/Dearest}}
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35:06
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{sm|Reserved}}}}
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36:00
{{ft/d|
{{c|"We must get out of here. It would just kill Mumsy if she saw that."}}
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36:13
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Mumsy, I don't like this place. Let's go somewhere else."}}
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37:14
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{xx-smaller|20}}}}
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37:50
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I've got a terrible headache, Mumsy. Can't we go now?"}}
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42:02
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Aren't you dancing?"}}
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42:08
{{ft/d|
{{c|"We just did."}}
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42:21
{{ft/d|
{{c|"May I?"}}
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44:02
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Don't say anything—Daddy must have been drinking."}}
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45:55
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I was out with some business friends."}}
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46:07
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I couldn't sleep. I've been sitting here thinking of you—wondering if I've been a good wife to you."}}
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46:52
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Oh, it's nothing—sleep well, Daddy."}}
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47:38
{{ft/i|
{{The Battle of the Sexes (film)/Dearest}}
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48:01
{{ft/s|
{{di|M}}ore night work.
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48:45
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Can't you stay home tonight, Daddy?"}}
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49:16
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Do you like my hair marcelled?"}}
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49:34
{{ft/d|
{{c|"We hoped you'd stay with us tonight."}}
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50:10
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I can't tonight, Mama—but next Friday night we'll all go out and have a real party."}}
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50:31
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Daddy, I saw you with that girl, and——and I know where you go nights!"}}
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51:21
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Stop it—stop it, Mama! I won't have a scene like this before the children."}}
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51:59
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Daddy! Daddy!"}}
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52:49
{{ft/d|
{{c|"What are you children standing there for? Go to bed."}}
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54:02
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Don't darling {{uc|me}} unless you've sold those bonds."}}
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54:22
{{ft/d|
{{c|"It's late—you've got to get out of here."}}
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55:45
{{ft/d|
{{c|"What do you mean by having that man here?"}}
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55:55
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I've known him since he was so high."}}
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56:08
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I've broken with my family over you. Now you play square with me."}}
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56:18
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Why, Honey, don't you {{uc|trust}} me?"}}
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57:21
{{ft/d|
{{c|"All I do is wait around here for ''you!''"}}
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57:29
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Shut up—shut up—you'll rouse the whole neighborhood!"}}
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57:58
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You don't love me—you want to get rid of me."}}
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58:10
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Now, now, Baby, I'm sorry. I was jealous. I just couldn't help it."}}
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58:32
{{ft/i|
{{cb|
[...] children.
>/b
I feel I have the right to live in my own way, and that it is best we separate at once.
>/b
I will of course amply arrange for you and [...]
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1:00:15
{{ft/i|
{{cb|
[...] to live in my own way, and that it is best we separate at once.
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1:01:54
{{ft/d|
{{c|"He's fat and dumb—but he gives me diamonds."}}
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1:02:49
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I saw her go up to the roof."}}
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1:04:57
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I love you Mumsy—I'd just—just die for you."}}
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1:05:08
{{ft/i|
{{c|{{smaller|{{uc|'''Son Shoots Mother's Paramour'''}}}}}}
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1:05:13
{{ft/i|
{{c|
{{hr|3em}}
{{xx-larger block|Boy Slays to Protect Mother's Honor}}
{{hr|3em}}
''Sensational Shooting Result of Boy's Chivalry: Case Presents Unusual [...]''
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1:05:43
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Watch Mother very closely—she's not well."}}
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1:06:55
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Miss Skinner is expecting me. I'll wait."}}
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1:08:45
{{ft/d|
{{c|"What are you doing here? What do you want?"}}
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1:08:56
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You let my Daddy alone——or I'll kill you!"}}
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1:09:16
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Put that gun down! Do you hear me? They'll hang you!"}}
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1:09:27
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You're worse than a murderess!"}}
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1:10:04
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You don't love my father. I'll give you all my allowance if you'll let him alone."}}
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1:10:43
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Miss Judson——Mr. Winsor."}}
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1:11:12
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Every time you get a few drinks in you—you come up interfering."}}
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1:11:43
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Just a minute——I'm dressing."}}
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1:12:09
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Just be quiet. It won't be long."}}
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1:12:41
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Have a smile?"}}
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1:14:57
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Why—isn't it yours?"}}
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1:15:05
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You know it's not mine! That jazz hound's been here again!"}}
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1:15:20
{{ft/d|
{{c|"We men of the world never have a chance to meet girls like you."}}
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1:16:40
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Ruth what are you doing here?"}}
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1:16:53
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Why, this is my boy friend."}}
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1:17:18
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I saw you hugging her."}}
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1:17:37
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You—you here with that jazz hound. You're disgracing the whole family."}}
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1:17:53
{{ft/d|
{{c|"It's too late for that, Daddy. You beat me to it. I'm just following in your footsteps."}}
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1:18:43
{{ft/d|
{{c|"All right, Honey, I believe you."}}
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1:19:02
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You can't treat me this way! I've as much right to be here as {{uc|you}} have!"}}
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1:19:14
{{ft/d|
{{c|"That's different—I'm a man."}}
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1:19:21
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Yes—well, I am a {{uc|woman}}."}}
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1:19:56
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You—You'd hit me? You big brute—after all I've done for you—and put up with—for that old sap."}}
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1:20:19
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Daddy—don't you hear? She doesn't care anything about you—but we do."}}
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1:20:48
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You jazz hound—you stay away from my daughter."}}
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1:21:00
{{ft/d|
{{c|"She didn't come here for him—she came to get rid of me."}}
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1:21:35
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Mumsy—Mumsy—Daddy's gotten over his sick spell."}}
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1:21:52
{{ft/d|
{{c|"It's too late now."}}
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1:22:06
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Mr. Judson, aren't you forgetting something? Those bonds?"}}
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1:22:15
{{ft/d|
{{c|"Now, you wouldn't like any unpleasant publicity, would you, Mr. Judson?"}}
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1:23:26
{{ft/d|
{{c|"You're a fool, but you're {{uc|my}} fool!"}}
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1:25:17
{{ft/d|
{{c|"We've saved the biggest present, Mumsy, to the last. We'll carry it in and unwrap it here."}}
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1:25:47
{{ft/d|
{{c|"I've had a bitter, bitter lesson, Mama—won't you forgive me?"}}
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